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5.0 out of 5 starsPEACE reigns sublime.
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019
Update#2: It's been about a week and I have not had to use this device again. Following the second use my dog now barks once and self-corrects (99% of the time). She barks, she self-corrects, she looks to me for approval - AND MAN DOES SHE GET APPROVAL. And so do the makers of this Modus Anti Barking Device, Ultrasonic Dog Bark Deterrent. They know what they're doing.
UPDATE #1: I have upped my rating to 5 stars - this device simply works. I, as the operator of the device and the one with the agenda for using the device, need to know how/when/why to use it. The second time I used it with my dog, who was dealing with the UPS delivery person delivering a package to me (stuff for her, by the by) in the only way she really has available to her (barking), I made myself clear with the hush word ('hush', very clever of me, eh?), aimed the device at her (not necessary since she can hear it from anywhere but I needed her to know it was coming from me for a reason), said 'hush', pressed the button, she INSTANTLY silenced, came out of the window seat, looked at me without distress of any kind, went to the door to let me know there was something out there (yep, I got it buddy, I've got it), came to me for approval, laid down beside me for a little while and then went back to her window seat.
Yep, this device works...and, I doubt I'll have to use it ever again to get her to hush, except possibly in extreme circumstances. I don't want her to stop barking, I rely on her watchfulness. I just needed her to stop barking on command under a specific circumstance (the big brown van) and this device helped me accomplish that after just 2 applications.
INITIAL REVIEW: I don't know how I feel about this Modus Anti Barking Device, Ultrasonic Dog Bark Deterrent yet. It most definitely does what it says; it silenced my dog's barking mid bark. She's not a nuisance barker or an aggressive dog, she's simply indignant that the UPS delivery person or FedEx person or USPS or anyone carrying packages would have the audacity to come up her steps, or even in her condo complex parking lot. She is a good watch dog (a terrible guard dog though because the tail, it wags). She takes her job seriously. She barks for a reason and when I can get her attention she'll stop. If it's a neighbor, it's easier to get her attention. When it's a delivery person, I don't exist and she won't stop until the van is out of sight. Then, peace reigns again. So, stopping her expressing her indignation with the Big Brown Van usually means I have to walk over to the bay window, acknowledge what she's seen, confirm that it's okay for whoever to be there. I don't mind really but I work remotely and that's not something I can do during conference calls, especially since she's already been heard on the conference call and the damage is done.
I used the Modus Anti Barking Device, Ultrasonic Dog Bark Deterrent and 2 in 1 Dog Training Aid for the first time today and one second press on the button and she instantly silenced. She came out of her window seat in the bay window, she looked around in CLEAR DISTRESS (tail tucked, ears back) trying to identify the source of the sound. She is still in distress 20 minutes later and she is clearly fearful of going back into her window seat. Not the result I was hoping for. She's not barking, it's true, but she's not in the window seat anymore or caring one bit about who's out there. Again, not the result I was aiming for. She LOVES her window seat and saying hello to the neighbors who love her. Instead, she's tucked tail, ears back, fearful of going into her window seat, and still trying to understand where the sound came from. I will try it a couple more times and try to make it clear the sound came from me and that it means I want her to stop barking.
She's a rescue who has had more abuse than any living being deserves. She has known nothing but safety and love and happiness with me (she's my nutty companion) and I am disinclined to do anything that causes her any amount of distress. She's not barking but she's not happy. I'll post an update after maybe two more tries.
